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299610 2004-12-03 01:30:00 The noise of my fans are killling me , burrrrrrr. Does any one know any good 80mm 3 pin fans that are extremly quiet so i can hear myself think in my wrill infested room

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noone (22)
299611 2004-12-03 01:34:00 Oh! I thought this was about the french fans on sunday morning. theotherone (1421)
299612 2004-12-03 01:40:00 no - i dont think there is even such a thing noone (22)
299613 2004-12-03 01:48:00 I bought one from Dick Smiths a few weels ago for about $16. 21db which is pretty quiet, although you can get quieter they cost more. Does your case take 120mm? Spout (6433)
299614 2004-12-03 02:20:00 There a lots of quiete brands available. I would generally avoid no name or re-badged brands. Beware of flase promises of CFM (cubic feet per minute = airflow) and dbA ratings, most of them are bull dust. You could get larger fans, say replace a 60mm with an 80mm and an 80-90mm with a 120mm. Generally larger fans are quieter for the same or more CFM, you can then reduce noise further by fitting a voltage regulator or volt mod the wiring to run the fan at 75 or 50% voltage, both of which reduce RPM.

Have a look Silent PC Review (http://www.silentpcreview.com/), somwhere in there, is a rating of fans for noise and airflow.
Murray P (44)
299615 2004-12-03 02:45:00 my case cannot take 120mm fans , only 80mm , so im lookin for 80mm , the fans i have now are noisy as hell , but i think around 20db will do me fine with anything over 1500rpm. noone (22)
299616 2004-12-03 02:50:00 The DSE one is well over 1500 rpm. Interestingly, while my PC ran quieter, it wasn't the case fan that was making most noise it was the CPU fan. I replaced that too, now the PC is really quiet. Spout (6433)
299617 2004-12-03 02:50:00 what do you guys think of the Vantec 80mm Stealth Fan www.overclockers.co.nz noone (22)
299618 2004-12-03 03:49:00 A volt modded Evercool aluminium fan is the closest thing to silent, the Thermaltake Silent Cats are pretty good aswell. If you want the best silent fan then you could import some SilentX fans. Pete O'Neil (250)
299619 2004-12-03 06:52:00 > A volt modded Evercool aluminium fan is the closest
> thing to silent,

Do they have aluminium fins as well the chasis Pete?
Murray P (44)
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